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Early Japanese Fart Humour
You’ve all heard of (and in some cases, masturbated to) The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife. Well, forget that. They also found farts excruciatingly funny, as these artworks show.
Petrol, sea slugs and abandoned monuments
It’s rebloggery time! After all, I imported a swag of Precipitate Flood’s tumblr entries, so maybe it’s time to see what I’ve been finding fit to echo.
Reblog Tango: Denarration
There’s been a few things that have appeared on my Tumblr dash that have me thinking about a concept that I’ve been poking around the edges of for some time. I call it denarration: the state of being without a narrative, … Continue reading
The Five Most Wrong Brony Tumblrs In Existence
Normally I’m not a top-list writer, since my response to anything tends to be muted at best and critical at worst. However, I’ve been on a My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic jag recently, and as a result not only … Continue reading
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Random Crap I reblogged recently
So, we kick off in reverse order with a beautiful aniGIF, Norman Rockwell, and a refreshing take on women in chainmail. So, without further ado:
A Moral Argument for Hard Science Fiction
Madeleine Ashby has a piece on the Tor website entitled A Moral Argument for Hard Science Fiction. The main take-out quote: All too often in fiction, we choose to batter our science and technology in a thick coating of McGuffin and … Continue reading
The most awesome rage comic ever?
I just got tweeted about this extraordinary rage comic by an 86-year old. Hope you’re not text-phobic.
My employment advertisement dictionary
What companies think we think they mean is not the same as what we think they think we mean. Vibrant: Everyone is a mindlessly grinning idiot and will drive you insane to keep a smile on your face. Avoid. Dynamic/Exciting/Fast-paced/Multi-tasking: You will … Continue reading
The Price of Milk
Spent most of my free cash at the pub last Friday – my monthly ritual now. Go to the pub when I get paid, spend and drink more than is good for me. Whatever. I still have $100 waiting in … Continue reading
A couple of side orders: Slack and SL
I’m messing with a pair of impulse sites that seemed like a good idea at the time. Both are not safe for work. Second LOLs is a collection of what I consider tasteful and well-designed ‘memes’ off the Cheezburger Network … Continue reading
In Praise of Crap Technology
Thomas Hayden has an interesting article entitled Ixnay on the iPod, where he sings the praises of cheap-and-cheerful off-brand tech, such as his music player: My portable audio technology needs are simple. A few hundred well-chosen—by me, dammit—songs and a … Continue reading
Discount Mayonnaise
You’re a hideous freak, running through underground caverns, fleeing a giant worm, oh and there’s creatures trying to turn you into sushi if you don’t fall in the yellow goo of death. Welcome to Discount Mayonnaise. So, how is this … Continue reading
Are we really living in the 21st Century?
Because I don’t think we are. Consider this. Most of our cultural systems are modified versions of millennia-old relics that were most likely invented to ensure survival in a desert while explaining where the jungles went. After all, they were … Continue reading
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The Endurance of the would-be Long-Distance Cyclist
I spent most of today on the bike, riding up to Te Horo and back via Waikanae, Pekapeka and the back roads. The weather report had me expecting to wind up burning to a crisp in violent sunshine, but it’s … Continue reading
No Just No: The Film of the Advertisement
I saw this while checking which teams were playing tonight and when: 18:30Family Movie: Paddle Pop BeginsPaddle Pop Begins follows the journey that Paddle Pop Lion has taken to become the hero that he is today – A lion who … Continue reading
Just look at these cute little snakes.
Just look at them. (via T@peworm Diet)
Average speed
Today I learned that I can cycle from the river end of Weggery Drive, Waikanae, to Peka Peka, in half an hour or so. That’s a distance of about 7.7km, so that’s roughly 15km/hour, in good weather, on reasonably flat … Continue reading
That’s Nature For You: Feeding your Snapping Turtle
Imagine you’re watching a snapping turtle tearing a live mouse in half. The mouse’s front half continues to try and swim away, but the turtle is hungry. Because Nature doesn’t care what you think. YouTube, however, is as lily-livered as … Continue reading
Treasure Tower: Race Against the Clock
For about two weeks I tried to find this game with the forgettable title, the corny graphics, and the frantic ragtime MIDI music. I knew it took place in a tower, and treasure was involved, along with a sizable serving … Continue reading